Tag: EFFECTS
Sensory

Help improve your child’s posture and strengthen their core muscles with these simple and fun core yoga poses for kids. Core yoga poses engage the abdominal muscles and build a strong foundation. Because children often sit at desks and screens for long periods of time, it’s essential that children stabilize and align their torsos to improve posture. These poses help strengthen the core in a fun and easy way. Great way to counter the ill effects of sitting all day in a classroom. (affiliate)

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Help improve your child’s posture and strengthen their core muscles with these simple and fun core yoga poses for kids. Core yoga poses engage the abdominal muscles and build a …

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Physical Therapy

Perceptual and Motor Skills published research on the effects of an acute bout of coordinative exercise in physical education on the attention of  90 primary school children.  The experimental group consisted of 48 children who received a cognitively demanding physical education 45 minute lesson consisting of different coordination exercises.  The control group consisted of 42 …

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Perceptual and Motor Skills published research on the effects of an acute bout of coordinative exercise in physical education on the attention of  90 primary school children.  The experimental group …

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Gross Motor Activities

Perceptual and Motor Skills published research on the effects of an acute bout of coordinative exercise in physical education on the attention of  90 primary school children.  The experimental group consisted of 48 children who received a cognitively demanding physical education 45 minute lesson consisting of different coordination exercises.  The control group consisted of 42 …

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Perceptual and Motor Skills published research on the effects of an acute bout of coordinative exercise in physical education on the attention of  90 primary school children.  The experimental group …

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Physical Therapy

What does the research say about excessive screen time for children? Yesterday, we reported the survey results on screen time and young children. An overwhelming majority of professionals and parents agreed that screen time is negatively affecting a child’s ability to be ready for school. This week, JAMA Pediatrics, published a large study on the effects of excessive screen time and children.

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What does the research say about excessive screen time for children? Yesterday, we reported the survey results on screen time and young children. An overwhelming majority of professionals and parents …

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Gross Motor Activities

What does the research say about excessive screen time for children? Yesterday, we reported the survey results on screen time and young children. An overwhelming majority of professionals and parents agreed that screen time is negatively affecting a child’s ability to be ready for school. This week, JAMA Pediatrics, published a large study on the effects of excessive screen time and children.

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What does the research say about excessive screen time for children? Yesterday, we reported the survey results on screen time and young children. An overwhelming majority of professionals and parents …

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Physical Therapy

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article entitled Pens for Better Penmanship: Don’t Forget (How) to Write! by Chris Kornelis.  Over time using a keyboard effects our handwriting.  The author offers some tips to help get handwriting back on track – pick the correct writing implement, choose appropriate paper and practice.  The different types of writing …

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The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article entitled Pens for Better Penmanship: Don’t Forget (How) to Write! by Chris Kornelis.  Over time using a keyboard effects our handwriting.  The author offers …

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